Samuel L. Jackson to Return for xXx 3, Vin Diesel teases Riddick 4

Vin Diesel has made a string of announcements on social media lately that may interest fans.

First, Diesel confirmed via Facebook that Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role as Agent Gibbons in xXx 3 and announced on Instagram that UFC Champion Connor McGregor would be making his film debut in the sequel.

He also shared some concept screens of the film in an over-the shoulder video on Instagram.

Finally, Diesel posted a video on Facebook in which he showed himself speaking with David Twohy, director of the Riddick films. According to the two, a new Riddick project is in the works and will be an origin story, exploring "where it all started, where it all began" with the eponymous character.

Currently, Diesel is involved in a number of other projects, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Fast and the Furious 8, and a sequel to The Pacifier.